Senior Embedded Software Engineer
$134,500 - $201,700 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
You will focus on real-time embedded location software and GNSS technologies.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, review, and maintain real-time embedded software in C and assembly language.
- Develop software within a multi-threaded architecture, including inter-process communication and multiple SW/FW interfaces.
- Collaborate with hardware teams to verify hardware features and debug hardware-related issues.
- Collaborate with systems teams on algorithm development, digital signal processing, and implementation.
- Work closely with test teams to diagnose and resolve system-level functional and performance issues.
- Optimize software for performance, memory usage, and power efficiency.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering experience OR Master's degree and 1+ year of Software Engineering experience OR PhD in a related field.
- 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python.
- Experience designing, developing, and debugging real-time embedded systems.
- Programming experience in C.
- Solid understanding of real-time operating systems (RTOS) and multi-threaded software design.
- Experience with ARM-based development and debugging tools (e.g., TRACE32).
Nice to have
- Background in digital signal processing.
- Understanding of GNSS receiver concepts and operation.
- Experience with GNSS measurement engine receiver design.
- Hands-on experience with GNSS signal acquisition and tracking, including acquisition and tracking loops.
- Familiarity with GNSS navigation algorithms, state machines, and optimization techniques.
- Knowledge of WWAN technologies (WCDMA, LTE, 5G) or other communication protocols.
- Experience with MATLAB, and/or scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
- Experience in MIPS profiling, memory optimization, and power optimization.
Skills: real-time embedded location software, GNSS, C and assembly language, multi-threaded architecture, hardware teams
This role has been open 20 days — well below the 58-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
725
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Median days open
58 d
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Median salary
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (725 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 127 | 725 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 733 | 6085 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 59 d | 58 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: real-time embedded location software, GNSS, C and assembly language, multi-threaded architecture, hardware teams
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 127 open roles · median 59 d
- Micron Technology · 61 open roles · median 99 d
- AMD · 59 open roles · median 31 d
- NVIDIA · 57 open roles · median 59 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 41 open roles · median 30 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 29 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 725 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.